Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Rain barrels


THANK YOU to Mr. Jay Callegari, of Callegari & Son Seamless Gutters, who installed free gutters on our potting shed to harvest water in our new rain barrels!

Our goal here at the APCS Edible Schoolyard is to become completely sustainable within a few years.
Each rain barrel holds 50 gallons of run-off water to nourish our garden, and the bonus is there are no chemicals in the water.

Ms. Polly and 4th graders Peyton & Hunter demonstrate...